James A. McClure Federal Building and U.S. Courthouse in Boise, Idaho – Photo: Alb8710, via Wikimedia. The state of Idaho is facing two separate lawsuits stemming from two bills that place burdensome restrictions on the transgender community.
The first bill being challenged targets transgender student-athletes by banning transgender females and intersex individuals from competing on sports teams designated for females — the first law of its kind in the United States.
The lawsuit was filed on behalf of Lindsay Hecox, a trasnsgender freshman and student-athlete who wishes to run cross-country for the University of Idaho next year, and Jane Doe, a 17-year-old junior at Boise High School who wishes to try out for the girls’ soccer team next
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